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Pronouncing dictionary of musical terms, giving the meaning, derivation, and pronunciation … of Italian, German, French, and other words; the names with date of birth and death and nationality of the leading musicians of the last two centuries; English vocabulary, with equivalents in Italian, Germ, 1896
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1Troubadour, Trouvère (Fr.), Trovatore (It.). The poet musicians of the eleventh century, in southern France, Italy, and Spain. The troubadours originated in Provence. From thence their "gentle art," or "gay science," as it was called, spread over Europe.
3Trover, Trouverre (Fr.). A writer of romances, fabliaux, etc.; also a troubadour.
5Trübe (Ger.) (tree'-beh). Gloomy; dismal.
7Trumpet. See Tromba.
9Tuba (Lat.). (1) Trumpet. (2) A bass instrument of the saxhorn family, frequently used with, or in place of, the bass trombone.
11Tuba mirabilis (Lat.). Tuba "wonderful." A reed-stop in the organ with heavy wind pressure, 8- or 16-foot tone.
13Tumultuoso (It.) (too-mul-too-o'-so). Agitated; tumultuous.
15Tune. (1) Air; melody. (2) Just intonation.
17Tuner. One who adjusts the sounds of an instrument to the standard and relative pitch.
19Tuono (It.). (1) Sound. (2) Mode.
21Turca, alla (It.). In the Turkish manner.
23Turkish Music or Jannisary Music. Drums, cymbals, gongs, etc., to produce noise.
25Turn. (Abridged from Russell's "Embellishments of Music.")
27The Turn partakes in its delivery somewhat of the character of the composition in which it appears, and should be played (or sung), according to Louis Koehler, broad in slow tempo, light and flowing in brighter movements, and always legato. It may be broadly divided into four classes:—
291. The symbol ~ placed over the note (f), or the note preceded by the embellishment written in full.
31Written:—
32Execution:—
33Adagio.
34Moderato.
35Presto.
372. A turn between two notes on different degrees (or four small notes between).
39Written:—
40Execution:—
41Adagio.
42Moderato.
43Allegro.
453. A turn between two notes of similar pitch.
47Written:—
48Execution:—
49Adagio.
50Moderato.
51Presto.
534. The turn after a dotted note. The delivery of this turn is the same as the third class in its effect, since the dot is simply another way of writing a second similar note.
55Written:—
57An exception to this fourth rule is made if the dotted note with turn directly precedes a close (possibly forming part of the cadence) and is followed by two notes of equal value leading up or down to the closing notes of the phrase.
59Turini, Fr. (too-ree'-nee). Composer; Bohemia. B. 1590; d. 1656.
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